The Secret Social Life of Dr. Spencer Reid Chapter 4
"What the hell happened to your face!" Morgan asked, his voice slightly raised as he stared at Reid with shock. This caused Hotch, JJ, Emily, Rossi and Garcia to turn around and gawk at the cuts and bruises on his face from the weekend. Spencer put his head down and blushed slightly – they were more visible now due to the more defined colours present on his face.
"Erm … nothing?" He replied, uncertainty leaking into his voice. He sat down at his desk knowing that they didn't buy it. He really didn't want to worry them, or tell them. Sometimes he really did hate being the youngest member of the team; they were too protective.
"Spence, that isn't nothing." JJ started the concern evident in her voice.
"My poor baby, who did this to you ? I'll hack into their computer and-"
"I'm gonna kill that son of a bitch!" Morgan finished through gritted teeth and clenched fists, the posture of a lion about to attack its prey. Hotch and Rossi looked slightly amused by their actions before re-turning to their serious composure as they re-called the reason as to why they were all so agitated.
"Guys. Seriously?" Spencer said in the 'shut up and stop being stupid' tone of voice. He sighed as they just stared at him; he knew they wanted an answer and he also knew that they would get it out of him.
"What happened Reid?" Hotch asked in that demanding kind of voice letting the long haired genius know that he was serious and was expecting an answer; he even did the famous 'Hotch glare' to top it off! The leader of the team had stepped in for Spencer after Gideon left but he was everything Gideon wasn't. He thought that maybe the team leader thinking of the genius as the one who needed protecting from the world, made it easier for him to talk to Aaron about things that he couldn't talk to his former mentor about. It was Hotch that he had vented to after Gideon left and he listened and talked it out with him. Maybe that was why he found it so difficult to lie to the older man. He figured that he was a possible father figure.
"Erm … W- erm ..." Spencer stuttered unable to look at his team. He felt like a child in trouble with his father as he sat under the intense gaze of the unit chief. Unfortunately, the rest of the team were also expecting an answer and were all standing by with rather intimidating postures; their arms crossed and their faces completely serious. An UnSub would probably even squirm and start talking if they were in this position.
"It was my fault." Kathryn had suddenly appeared with a hot chocolate and a coffee in her hand. She handed the coffee to Reid (they played poker the previous night, best 2 out of 3 and the loser had to buy the other coffee every day for a week).
"Thanks." He muttered, gazing at her quizzically, she gave him the look that told him to just shut up and go along with it. He couldn't help the relief that crossed his face, she was always there when he needed it.
"See, we went out to a bar on Friday night and I got a little drunk. I flirted with some guy and he thought I was going to have sex with him. I went to walk home and by this point I had made it clear that nothing was gonna happen but got a little irate and began to pull me closer to him. His grip really tightened on me and I got scared and panicked. I was couldn't pull away and he ignored my attempts, still forcing himself onto me. Luckily, Spencer showed up and told the guy to stop – he let go of me and went for him. They got into a fight and I called the police." She told them; of course she lied. She was more than capable of taking care of herself but she wasn't about to let her best friend tell his family that he caused a bar fight! They'd murder him or ground him or something. She almost smirked at the thought of one of them trying to do that but then grimaced at the thought of them disliking her. She wanted to make a good impression and not a bad one. If they didn't like her then it would affect the whole team dynamic and their relationships and that was one thing she didn't want
Spencer gave her a grateful look for the lie to which she smiled before announcing that she had to leave and walked away, happy that she had avoided a catastrophe for her best friend.
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The two men that had held her captive for two months already approached her shaking form; she was only fourteen and they had stripped her of her innocence. She knew what they were going to do but didn't fight it: the punishment would hurt too much and she didn't want to hurt anymore.
The oldest of the two men squatted down in front of her – he had greasy black hair and stubble. His clothes were dirty, his breath made her want to throw up and his hands. His hands roamed her body every chance they got. His fingernails were about 3cm long and very thick, dirt had collected beneath them.
"Hey there." He said. To her his voice was the equivalent of somebody scratching down a chalkboard. She cringed. He noticed. A wicked smile spread across his face. It was just too easy and she had yet to learn. She really was a stubborn one but it meant more fun for him and his brother. She was very strong and so entertaining, she'd lasted a lot longer than the other girls.
"So it begins." The younger man said – he was just like his brother with the exception of his crooked teeth, stubby fingers and a rounder face. His eyes, just like his brothers, were dark and she was convinced that she could see the evil in them. He really liked her, his brother told him that he liked her too much but he couldn't help it. Granted, she was fourteen and he was twenty-three but he really liked it when she begged, when she screamed.
"No. No. Please. No don't!" She screamed as he grabbed her violently, pulling her up towards him before pushing her to his brother. He began undoing the belt of his jeans and she braced herself.
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"Kathryn!" Spencer shouted. He was on top of her trying to restrain her as she scratched and kicked about in her bed screaming and shouting. "Kathryn! Kathie it's just me. It's Spencer. You're safe, wake up. You're dreaming." After a few minutes she had stopped thrashing about and now there were just mumbles and hard, hitched breathing to be heard. As she started to stir he released her, sitting beside her and brushing the hair out of her face.
"Sp...Spencer?" She asked still very dis-oriented and scared as the events of her dream still plagued her thoughts, she was currently running on adrenaline and very alert.
"Yeah it's just me, you're ok." He grabbed her hand and held it, rubbing circles on the back of it with his thumb. She opened her eyes and stared up at his scratched face and arms, they were red and some of them were bleeding. He had instant bruises from where she'd hit him in her attempt to get away from her attacker. She had hurt her best friend. He saw the guilty look on her face so pulled her up and hugged her, whispering soft, comforting words into her ear whilst she cried apologies into his. He knew that she wasn't crying because of her dream, she was crying because she'd hurt him. She had only ever cried in front of the young genius – she cried to him when her parents died when she was 12, she cried to him after she ran away from her foster home after just a week of being there to which Diana Reid took her in, she cried when they'd had an argument and she cried with him when his mother was admitted to Bennington. Dr Reid was the only person that knew her; he was the one she whole-heartedly trusted; the only one who was able to break past the walls that she had surrounded herself in to prevent herself from getting hurt and the only one that she could talk to about anything. But he didn't ever know of her dreams or what happened for the three months she had been missing when she was fourteen. Everyone had looked but no-one found her. His mother had had an episode shortly before she disappeared and said some horrible things but she'd said that it was ok. Then she was gone. Whenever he asked about it she would change the topic. Of course she did the same with her nightmares.
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A barbecue party. She loved them. Of course Reid had invited his team as there was no point keeping them out of the loop now, with Lindsey's permission of course.
"Hey. Looking good – that pink bikini shows you off in all the right places." Kathryn smirked at the blonde, emphasising her speech with the gesture that followed. Spence couldn't help but smirk as he wrapped his hands around Kathie from behind, something that they often did when they were together, and nodded his approval. It was only the night before that she had had the nightmare but they had an agreement not to talk about it. He'd just stayed the night with her, holding her.
"Don't stare too much at her, we don't want you to get too excited. Just remember that she's mine and you'll never have her." Lindsey's husband, Lucas who was sporting a white t-shirt and black shorts, smirked as he walked over and placed a soft kiss to his wife's lips. "She's too good for you anyway." Spencer gave a challenging smirk.
"Hey. Say no more. It was Kathryn that hit on her, I was just nodding my approval – although it would make it better if she lost the shorts so that her full bikini was on show." He smiled innocently as he said this to Lucas which inevitably made him smile too. "It's nice to compliment women; you might even learn a thing or two from me. Don't worry Lindsey, if he ever fails, I'll take good care of you." He laughed at the look on his friends' faces as Lucas put a protective arm around his wife, kissing her once more in mock jealousy.
"See I told you he was after you." He told his wife jokingly, getting a punch in the arm in reply.
"Maybe you two should get married. You'd be a great couple." Lindsey stated sarcastically, motioning towards Spencer and Lucas. As Kathryn nodded her agreement – the guys just smiled.
"Tempting. But we're both into women. Obviously." Lucas retorted smugly whilst grabbing the green-eyed woman's hand and wrapping it around her, pulling her close to him and kissing her temple, making a content sigh escape from her pink lips.
"So, moving on before the two of them get too couple like, why aren't you topless and showing off your bikini like Mrs. Shaun over there?" The man, wearing a white t-shirt beneath a thin cotton striped shirt with his signature converse and pale brown shorts questioned, clearly flirting.
"Yeah. Come on, everyone else is too. It's a really hot day and you're gonna stay in your shirt, shorts and gladiator sandals? You not gonna come into the pool later? Don't be a spoil sport." Lindsey complained whilst simultaneously shaking her head and tutting at Kathryn.
"Hey! What! Why's everyone so interested by my bikini and my apparent modesty. Maybe I don't want to walk around in my bikini top and shorts." She countered looking between the pair. Spencer wrapped his arms tighter around her, kissing the top of her head in amusement. She'd always felt self-conscious so didn't really like to show off her body without clothes on.
"I'll walk around topless if you do." He whispered to her, consequently causing a smile to play on her lips which he returned. She found it difficult to resist such an offer but was unable to even contemplate it properly before her thoughts were interrupted.
"Oh god, you're not flirting again? When are you two gonna stop messing about and get together it's painful having to watch the two of you flirt. It actually makes me wanna bang my head against the wall." Lucas groaned.
"See I told you everyone knows – surely the two of you know too. The sexual tension between you two, the fact that you both tease one another, the coupley gestures like now. The only things you don't do are have sex, sleep together every night and kiss each other properly. It's ridiculous for you two not to get together when you do almost everything couple's do anyway." His wife continued the lecture. They'd done this several times but both Spencer and Kathryn were too scared to admit their mutual feelings to one another. If the other didn't feel the same way it'd just get awkward and they couldn't risk their friendship. They were ok with how they were now, sure they longed for more but they were still happy with what they had.
" What is up with your obsession with trying to get us together?" Kathie asked.
"Even I can see the sexual tension between you two." Hotch jumped in as the remainder of the team walked over and joined them. "It's clear as day." The woman captured in Reid's arms rolled her eyes as Spencer glared at him.
"You guys are profilers you are meant to notice that stuff." Kathryn commented as though it were obvious. Their hands were still entwined and around her waist.
"Not that there is any sexual tension." Spencer quickly added to make it clear what she meant. Sure he would have sex with her, but if and only if they were dating. He wasn't about to have a one night stand with her or take advantage of her. He wanted more than just sex with her, he wanted a relationship but she didn't want a relationship with anyone. She'd told him so several times.
"Just face it Reid, you have a thing for her – I mean she's hot and seems like she's totally into you." Derek chimed in causing Kathryn to pout but Reid, Lucas, Lindsey and the remainder of the BAU team to smirk.
"I think I should warn you now that calling her 'hot' is not something you want to do again. She could kill you." The genius warned his friend. "She's beautiful." He proceeded to smile down at her, wink and kiss her on the top of her head.
"So Spence." The woman securely in his arms began, "you gonna take your top off or what? It is hot and I just love it when you walk around topless. I also like it when you walk around in your underwear but I doubt that'll happen here so I guess I'll just have to settle." Everybody, with the exception of Kathie and Reid laughed. She just looked at him innocently. Once the laughter had subsided, the BAU members realised what she had said and gave each other confused glances. They really couldn't believe the new side to Reid that they were becoming increasingly acquainted to.
"You know, trouble" he began, "I said I'd go topless if you took your top off – you in a bikini is a … very good view." He finished by tapping her gently on the nose with his forefinger.
"No, you should just do it anyway." She informed him with a pleading look.
"We had a deal. That deal is the only way you or anyone else is gonna see me topless today – all day." He'd decided to emphasise the end part just for her.
Kathryn sighed. "Fine." She pouted as he began to untie the knot in her shirt for her.
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